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Sumba Island
Sign in to saveAlso known as Pulau Sumba, Sandalwood, Sandelhout Eiland, Soemba, Sumba, Tjendana, Сумба
Sumba (; ), natively also spelt as Humba, Hubba, Suba, or Zuba (in Sumba languages) is an Indonesian island (part of the Lesser Sunda Archipelago group) located in the Eastern Indonesia and administratively part of the East Nusa Tenggara provincial territory. Sumba has a land area of , about the same size as Jamaica or the island of Hawaii. The population was 686,113 at the 2010 Census and 779,049 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2025 was 852,832. To the northwest of Sumba is Sumbawa, to the northeast, across the Sumba Strait (Selat Sumba), is Flores, to the east, across the
Sumba is an Indonesian island in the Lesser Sunda Archipelago in Eastern Indonesia, with a land area roughly comparable to Jamaica or Hawaii. The island is home to a growing population of approximately 853,000 people as of 2025 and is administratively part of East Nusa Tenggara province.
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Key facts
- Islands.name
- Sumba
- Islands.image_name
- Sumba Topography.png
- Islands.native_name
- Humba / Hubba (in Sumba)
- Islands.location
- Indonesia
- Islands.archipelago
- Lesser Sunda Islands
- Islands.area_km2
- 10909.55
- Islands.rank
- 73rd
- Islands.highest_mount
- Mount Wanggameti
- Islands.elevation_m
- 1225
- Islands.country
- Indonesia
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Province
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- East Nusa Tenggara
- Islands.country_largest_city
- Waingapu
- Islands.country_largest_city_population
- 73,445 - comprising Kota Waingapu and Kambera Districts
- Islands.population
- 852,832
- Islands.population_as_of
- mid 2025 estimate
- Islands.density_km2
- 75.9
- Islands.ethnic_groups
- Predominantly Sumbans
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- Lesser Sunda Islands
- Country
- Indonesia
- Located in
- East Nusa Tenggara
- Continent
- Asia
- Population
- 611422
- Area
- 891.932
- Elevation
- 604
- Body of water
- Indian Ocean
- Image
- Waingapu.JPG
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- Commons category
- Sumba
- topic's main category
- Category:Sumba
- located in/on physical feature
- Lesser Sunda Islands
- name
- Sumba
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
24 sectionsContents
- Nomenclature
- History
- Oral traditions
- Ancient civilization ruins
- Javanese power
- European colonial period
- Geography, climate and ecology
- Fauna
- Threats and preservation
- Administration
- Culture
- Development and living standards
- Health
- Water
- Electricity
- Tourism
- Areas of interest
- Resorts
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
- Maps
Sumba (; ), natively also spelt as Humba, Hubba, Suba, or Zuba (in Sumba languages) is an Indonesian island (part of the Lesser Sunda Archipelago group) located in the Eastern Indonesia and administratively part of the East Nusa Tenggara provincial territory. Sumba has a land area of , about the same size as Jamaica or the island of Hawaii. The population was 686,113 at the 2010 Census and 779,049 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2025 was 852,832. To the northwest of Sumba is Sumbawa, to the northeast, across the Sumba Strait (Selat Sumba), is Flores, to the east, across the Savu Sea (including Savu Island), is Timor, and to the south, across part of the Indian Ocean, is Australia.
== Nomenclature == thumb|left|250px|Native women of Sumba wearing the traditional Sumba clothing in Kanangar district of East Sumba, 1900s.
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